PMASUP520 — Review procedures to minimise environmental impact of process
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What an assessment for PMASUP520 must cover
35 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Develop procedures for environmental management
- 1.1Develop workplace procedures of proactive environmental management which include resource conservation, pollution and waste minimisation
- 1.2Determine primary source of respective aspects
- 1.3Determine the negative impact of these aspects on the environment and the society if they are mismanaged
- 1.4Prioritise management options according to the greatest benefit to environment and the society
- 1.5Develop management procedures
- 1.6Complete required documentation to implement change
2 Review procedures for environmental management
- 2.1Review the procedures on a regular basis by consulting relevant work groups for feedback
- 2.2Incorporate relevant feedback into the revised procedures in consultation with the relevant personnel
- 2.3Inform relevant work groups of any changes and implement changes in the procedures
3 Implement and review an environmental management training program
- 3.1Identify the workplace environmental management training program
- 3.2Review the program on a regular basis by consulting relevant work groups for feedback
- 3.3Incorporate relevant feedback into the revised program in consultation with the relevant personnel
- 3.4Inform relevant work groups of any changes and implement changes in the training program
4 Implement and review environmental management recording system
- 4.1Identify the workplace environmental management recording system
- 4.2Review the system on a regular basis by consulting relevant work groups for feedback
- 4.3Incorporate relevant feedback into the revised system in consultation with the relevant personnel
- 4.4Inform relevant work groups of any changes and implement changes in the management of environmental records
Performance evidence
- analyse information from a range of sources to determine environmental aspects/interactions of plant and/or processes and potential impacts
- develop, evaluate and prioritise options for minimising impact
- develop and document procedures to implement priority options
- communicate and consult effectively with stakeholders
- review and revise relevant procedures, record keeping system and training programs to reflect amendments and feedback from stakeholders.
Knowledge evidence
- aspects of interaction of plant/processes with the environment and society
- the effects on the environment and society of the organisation’s: liquid waste, solid waste, gas/fume/vapour/smoke emissions, including fugitive emissions, hazardous materials, energy and water use, noise
- management strategies and workplace practices that can be used to minimise or prevent these effects, including: recycling and reusing, reducing amount of non-renewable resources used, reducing volume and/or concentration/intensity of pollutants made, reducing emissions, improving housekeeping (e.g. using a broom instead of a hose, and using old rags for cleaning instead of toxic cleaners or water), substituting materials (e.g. replacing toxic solvent-based coatings with water-based ones), changing processes (e.g. mechanical cleaning, and re-design of products/procedures so that materials are used more efficiently), tenders for the provision of goods and services that specify environmentally preferred selection criteria
- nature and severity of the effect the pollutants and waste materials can have on the environment and society
- types of local conditions that can make environmental threats more ‘sensitive’
- pathways of entry to the environment from the plant
- systems operating parameters
- system integrity limits
- process control philosophies and strategies
- product specifications and tolerances
- principles of operation of plant/equipment
- science (e.g. physics, chemistry and biochemistry) relevant to process and materials
- organisation procedures, including those covering: environmental management, safety, emergency and hazard control, procurement, hierarchy of control.
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Questions about assessing PMASUP520
What does an assessment tool for PMASUP520 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PMASUP520 needs to address all 35 unit components: 4 elements with 17 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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